A knife in love

Chapter 1386

Seeing that Li Qiufeng drank the wine in the glass, Wang Xiaoyu and Wang Zhuang's faces showed joy.Wang Xiaoyu wanted to pour wine for Li Qiufeng, and the owner of the villa Wang said with a smile: "You girl really has a master and forgot about your father. Why do you only focus on pouring wine for Mr. Zhu, but forget about me?"

Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Daddy, if I learn martial arts from Sister Murong and Young Master Zhu, I will no longer be afraid that someone will dare to bully our Wangjiazhuang. At that time, Daddy won't have to worry all day long that someone will think about our Wangjiazhuang." , You don’t need to be humble when you see those dog officials in the yamen.”

The owner of Wang Zhuang originally had a smile on his face, but after hearing what Wang Xiaoyu said, the smile disappeared instantly.He only heard a long sigh, and his expression dimmed.

Wang Xiaoyu saw that the owner of Wang Zhuang looked like this, and knew that his words made him unhappy, so he secretly cursed himself for being damned.She hastily filled Li Qiufeng's wine glass, poured another glass of wine for Master Wang, and said, "Father, don't worry. My daughter has grown up. If there is anything in the future, I will help you share it."

Master Wang said sadly: "It's a pity that you are a girl, and you will marry out one day. Dad has been cautious and painstaking all these years. Isn't it for you to marry out in the future so that you won't suffer in your husband's house? It's just that you are born in the end of the world. Business is difficult, and the government officials are not greedy enough, so they try to embarrass us in everything. I have been physically and mentally exhausted for the past few years, and I don’t know how many more years I can last.”

Li Qiufeng saw that the owner of Wang Zhuang was so sad, he felt sorry, and said in his mouth: "It's not good to be subordinate, and it makes Wang Yuanwei difficult."

The owner of Wangzhuang shook his head, took a sip from his wine glass, and then said sadly: "Young Master Zhu is too worried. Finding a big boat is not a big deal. Even if the yamen doesn't entrust me with this matter, it's just for Zhu For the face of the young master, Wangjiazhuang should do its best to help. What I worry about is that there are dangers everywhere in Liaodong, and the trading of medicinal materials is getting more and more difficult. The yamen is asking too much, how long Wangjiazhuang can last, I am getting more and more uncertain gone."

Li Qiufeng saw that the owner of Wang Zhuang was full of worry, and said in his mouth: "If the owner of Wang Zhuang is trustworthy, you might as well tell me about the matter. If I can help you, you should do your best."

Master Wang held the wine glass in his right hand and couldn't stop turning it in his hand.He glanced at Li Qiufeng, and said, "Mr. Zhu has such a heart, and I can't thank you enough. I don't need your help. It's just that some things can be said, and I feel better. Mr. Zhu When I came to Liaodong, I’m afraid I didn’t know the situation here. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of Tartar soldiers were defeated, and Liaodong was brought under the rule of the imperial court. At that time, all parts of Liaodong were considered safe. But Liaodong was sky high and the emperor was far away. Tartar soldiers would come here to burn, kill and loot here from time to time. The imperial court battle and the two ends have been undecided. As a result, the situation has become worse and worse. Liaodong did not fall into the hands of the Tatars because of the civil strife in Oala. It was just that in order to defend the capital and fight against Oirat, the imperial court transferred most of the elite soldiers and horses in the Liaodong garrison into the pass, leaving behind guards who were old and weak Soldiers, the crisis in Liaodong is becoming more and more out of hand.

"After the Wara civil strife, although the Tartars were weak, the harassment of Liaodong by a small group of Tartar soldiers became more and more severe. That was because the Tartars did not dare to go south along the Great Wall to attack the capital, so they could only plunder the people in the border towns, money and people. The imperial court stationed heavy troops in Xuanfu and Datong, so that the Tartars dared not approach easily. The Tartar soldiers originally lived by plundering the people of Ming Dynasty. Since they could not go south to the Central Plains, they regarded Liaodong as a piece of fat and swarmed outside the customs. Although the Liaodong governor’s yamen was set up to govern all parts of Liaodong, it did not change the situation of the weak garrison in Liaodong. The guards in various places are short of officers and soldiers, and there is no one out of ten. The commanders of the troops will only squeeze the soldiers, eat empty salaries, and fill their pockets When the Tartar soldiers came to loot, they closed their camps and watched the Tartars plunder and slaughter the people, daring not to fight."

The owner of Wang Zhuang sighed at this point, and then said: "The military affairs in Liaodong have been slack, and some Jiangyang robbers who were hunted down by the government in the pass have fled to Liaodong. The evil is even more vicious than the Tazi soldiers. What's more terrible is that the land in the extreme north of Liaodong is the territory of the Jurchens. In the past, the Jurchens destroyed the Khitan, established the Jin Kingdom, and went south to attack the Song Dynasty, almost seizing the world. It was only later that the Tartars rose up and defeated the Jin people. The royal Wanyan family was slaughtered by the Tartars, and the remaining Jurchens fled back to Liaodong and hid in the extreme north. They dared not fight with the Tartars again. Fighting for the front. When Ming defeated the Tartars, they saved the Jurchens. They were always spying on Liaodong, and they always wanted to go south. Since the defeat of Tumubao, the Jurchens have been linked with several barbarians in Liaodong, and they have been eager to move.

"At present, the Liaodong governor's yamen is weak, and the guards under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong general army can only fight with thousands of soldiers. Barbarians such as Tartar soldiers, green forest thieves, and Jurchens are coming and going, and the officers and soldiers dare not meet the enemy. I trade medicinal materials. Those high-quality herbs are all collected from the old forests north of Daxue Mountain. However, the green forest cottages and the barbarians gained power, and the roads were cut off. If the herbs were to be transported back, they would have to go to various green forest cottages and deal with the barbarians. Good. In this way, I can only earn a hundred and ten taels of silver on the trip, but the risk is extremely high. To tell the truth, Mr. Zhu and Ms. Murong, the road has not been smooth these few years, and I have to take a large number of Zhuang Ding along. During this period, they were attacked by green forest cottages and barbarians many times, and seventy to eighty Zhuang Ding died. The pension silver of these Zhuang Ding was 4000 taels, so after doing business in the past few years, they not only failed to make money, but lost money A lot. It is getting more and more difficult to maintain the expenses of more than a thousand people in Wangjiazhuang."

When the owner of Wang Zhuang said this, his expression became more and more gloomy.Wang Xiaoyu comforted him and said: "Father, don't worry. After my daughter has practiced martial arts, she will accompany her. Those green forest thieves, thieves, and barbarians will never dare to rob our way again. .”

Listening to Wang Xiaoyu's words, the owner of Wang Zhuang gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said, "How dare you speak like this, you little girl? You are so fierce, you have to shake your head at those green forest cottages." Beg for mercy? Master Zhu and Miss Murong teach you martial arts, if you can protect yourself from being bullied by others, father will be satisfied."

When Wang Zhuang said this, he paused for a while, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "It's really a broken house and it's raining heavily. The road to the north was not smooth at first, but Motianling is haunted again. Our carriages and horses transport medicinal materials. This road is even more difficult. I didn't believe in ghosts and gods originally, but the people in Dongliao County were all terrified, and Zhuang Ding in Zhuangzi was also afraid. When Motianling was mentioned, everyone was timid. Life and death refused to go north with me to transport herbs. Therefore, the yamen said that they would build a Zhongkui Temple on Motianling to suppress evil spirits and keep Dongliao County safe. Whether it is true or not, it is a good thing for our Wangjiazhuang .I took over the construction of the temple. It is not a skinny donkey pulling hard shit, but a dead horse in front of a living horse doctor. If the rumors can be quelled as soon as possible and people will be convinced, my medicinal material business can continue. Wangjiazhuang Not in trouble."

(End of this chapter)